GIANTS coach Nathan Brown has warned that his players may have to take the law into their own hands to overcome weak officiating.

Brown was incensed that Wigan’s Shaun O’Loughlin escaped with a rebuke from the referee after a late challenge on Luke Robinson in the Giants’ 28-10 Engage Super League defeat at Murrayfield this afternoon.

O’Loughlin was fortunate not to be sin-binned and Brown claims that if something similar occurs again, he will tell his bigger players to deliver their own justice.

Brown said: "As a whole, in the game, I think the officials can do better and protect the small players.

"If the officials don’t do it, next time we play Keith Mason or Dave Fa’ologo are going to fix it up for us. That is the way it is.

"If one of my players took out one of their players late, I would expect one of their big blokes to do something about it if the officials aren’t.

"I’ll quite clearly instruct my players, if the officials are going to allow people to hit our key players late and in the head, you do it back.

"I’ve got some blokes who are quite capable of handling themselves – Keith and Dave handle themselves very well – and they’ll be under my instructions, if the officials ain’t going to look after the small people, to make sure they look after them – and don’t hold back.

“It is a rough game and they played a little rougher and a little better than us.”

Brown’s comments could land him in trouble with the Rugby Football League.

They come at the end of an unsettled week for the Australian in which speculation has arisen over his future following the surprise news that star player Brett Hodgson is to leave the club.

Brown insists he is enjoying his work at the Galpharm, though he has not given outright assurances he will be staying.

“I’m very happy at Huddersfield,” he said. “I’ve have enjoyed my time there and my time in England.

“As long as I am at Huddersfield I will keep working hard and do my best to help the club improve.”